Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Bufford isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bufford through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 507
- 507 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a first name in 2020; 2,391 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bufford’s family of names
Bufford may belong to the same name family as Buford. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Bufford, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Burton
“from the fortified town”
>99% boys
Rexford
“from the king's ford”
>99% boys
Buddy
“one who is brotherly”
>99% boys
Rolland
“from the renowned land”
>99% boys
Clifford
“from the ford near the cliff”
>99% boys
Crawford
“from the crow's ford”
94% boys · 6% girls
Bernard
“as strong and brave as a bear”
>99% boys
Berl
>99% boys